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The Catholic University of Cameroon (CATUC) Bamenda is recognised by the state of Cameroon and is the property of the Bishops of the Ecclesiastical Province of Bamenda. The Province comprises the Archdiocese of Bamenda, the Dioceses of Buea, Kumbo and Mamfe. The Catholic University of Cameroon (CATUC), Bamenda, is owned by the Bishops’ Conference of the Ecclesiastical Province of Bamenda. Though Catholic, it is open to all faculty and students from all faiths and traditions. It operates under the auspices of the Cameroon Ministry of Higher Education which created by Ministerial decree 09/02561/L/MINESUP/DDES/ESUP/SAC/NJE/ebm of 06 July 2008; and Arêté no. 1170047/MINESUP of 12 January 2011 to open it. This is the first Catholic University in the English-speaking part of Cameroon. This part of the country has a total population of about four million inhabitants.CATUC opened its doors on 15th October 2010 with the Matriculation of its first batch of students (270).
CATUC follows the Bologna Process of the BMP (Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD Degrees) system and has graduated students at all these levels. Study durations vary according to the Programs. Presently CATUC has three schools and three faculties.
In addition to the above are Higher National Diploma programmes in the business and health domains.
The vision of CATUC is to be a world class academic institution for the advancement of knowledge in the light of the Christian Faith.
The mission of the Catholic University of Cameroon, Bamenda, is to discover truth, share its knowledge thus contributing innovatively to national and global development by training academics, professionals and God-fearing alumni.
The Objectives:
- To offer programmes that provide the best quality and integral education to students from all over the world at the Undergraduate and Graduate levels.
- Such global standard education is offered at home, for less than 10% of the price a student would pay in studying in a similar renowned university elsewhere in the world.
- To form the whole person: morally, humanly, spiritually and intellectually. We want our graduates to be scholars/professionals and saints.
With regard to its organisational structure, CATUC has a Chancellor who relates with the Board of Trustees and presides at Convocations and Congregations of the University. It has a Pro-chancellor, who is the Chairperson of Council and reports also to the Board of Trustees on an annual basis. There is a Vice Chancellor who is chairperson of Senate and takes care of the day to day running of the University. The Vice Chancellor leads a Management team: the Deputy Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (DVCA), the Registrar, the Finance Director, the Deputy Registrar for Students’ Affairs and the Deputy Registrar for Infrastructure. There are Deans, Provosts and Heads of Departments who take care of academics at the level of the faculties/schools.
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